Our Committees

Awards Committee

Chair: Jonathan Vroom

 

More than Marks Subcommittee: Michael Kaler & Monique Kampherm

The committee runs and adjudicates ISUP/RGASC's annual faculty, staff, and student awards and competitions. The committee also facilitates the writing and submission of nomination for larger UTM, tri-campus or association awards within UofT and beyond, helping to ensure efforts and achievements of ISUP/RGASC students, staff members, and faculty members are recognized


EDI Committee

Co-Chairs: Tyler Evans-Tokaryk, Aimy Lieu

The committee undertakes curricular, co-curricular, and research initiatives that support and promote equity, diversity, and inclusivity in teaching and learning informed by scholarship and/or lived experience. The committee examines how ISUP/RGASC can support, contribute to, and implement institutional commitments around EDI. 


Research Committee

Chair: Mark Blaauw-Hara

The committee runs and adjudicates the annual ISUP Research Grant competition. It also plans the annual ISUP Colloquium and other research events. 


Curriculum Committee

Chair: Laura Taylor

The committee will work to design, develop and implement a new interdisciplinary major/minor in the area of Teaching, Learning and Higher Education Studies. The committee is responsible for ensuring that ISUPs proposed courses: 

  • Align with UTM’s academic priorities and strategic goals.
  • Reflect pedagogical best practices.
  • Integrate interdisciplinary perspectives.
  • Respond to current and emerging educational needs within and beyond the university context.